As I was using a keystone on one end I had to use another cable between it and the
tester. Its a cat6E cable (yes E).
Now, the test results. It blinked 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,G and missed 1
So, I re terminated the rj45 end and got the same result.
Then I re terminated the keystone end the result.... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,G
Later I decided to show the wife my good work and I got 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,G again
So, I turned the cable around and 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,G.....hmmm
Tried another cable, a cat5E that came with the my powerline adapters and I got 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,G no matter which way he cable was plugged in.
More testing, different cables, some the 1 light flashed, some it didn't........

Also, it seems to make a difference if the slave or master is plugged into the keystone.

The most common problems are not inserting the wires far enough into the RJ45 plug and wires not ending up in the correct spots as you push the connector on.
Verify the color order and full insertion before you crimp. Punch downs are harder to screw up.

Both end of the cable must be terminated the same way, and should follow T568-B (orange-white, orange, green-white, blue, blue-white, green, brown-white, brown) tab down.
It's possible you damaged the cable during the install and have an intermittent fault or that the
tester has an issue.

At the moment I'm thinking its the
tester. But I will make another cable later today checking I get the wires in far enough and that I have the correct color order.
Don't really want to proceed much further with camera installation if I can not get the cables right.

At the moment I'm thinking its the
tester. But I will make another cable later today checking I get the wires in far enough and that I have the correct color order.
Don't really want to proceed much further with camera installation if I can not get the cables right.

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Hi Tengu,

Test with some pre-made short cables ( aka "known good" ) and see what results you get.